HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceVulnerability ExploitCapture Stored DataZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

bd_27f033748566ecf2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 31, 2023

Filed

Aug 8, 2023

To disclose

10 weeks

Affected

8state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY →5 incidents on file

Pension Benefit Information, LLC (PBI), a third-party administrator for Washington National Insurance Company, experienced a data breach via a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software. An unauthorized third party accessed PBI's server on May 29-30, 2023, and downloaded data. PBI patched the vulnerability and notified Washington National, which notified 8 New Hampshire residents on August 3, 2023. Credit monitoring was offered.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 10 weeks / 69 days

May 29, 2023

Begins

May 31, 2023

Discovered

Jul 18, 2023

Scope determined

Aug 8, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Pension Benefit Information, LLC supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_dc22e36e91605fcc2023-08-08Verified

Name: WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: washington national insurance

Name: WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
norm: washington national insurance
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: May 31, 2023
Breach occurred: May 29, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jul 18, 2023
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2023
Affected individuals: 8state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Third party: via Pension Benefit Information, LLC
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Patched the vulnerabilities associated with the MOVEit Transfer software
Took additional measures to protect its systems and consumer data
Launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the vulnerability’s impact
Conducted a review of the records to confirm the identities of individuals potentially affected
Notified Illumifin of an impact to individuals
Offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Kroll
Changes made: Reviewing and enhancing its information security policies and procedures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 10 weeks(69 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGAug 8 · first

New Hampshire State AGAug 8 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/washington-national-insurance-20230808.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 8, 2023
Raw hash: 9762e1a07f4b517ba7b401886ce112b8c5b5764d814166a5a71ce4ccfbdd3949

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Victim entityWASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Incidentdiscovered May 31, 2023

Stated responsePatched the vulnerabilities associated with the MOVEit Transfer software

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov